Machine for printing bag blanks



A. MfBATES. WiACHiNE FOR PRINTING BAG BLANKS.l

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1920.

Patentd Nov. 2L R922A 5 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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MACHINE FOR PRINTING BAG BLANKS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1920.

l fg?? Patented Nov. 2L 1922.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'll/IAS II Il A.M.BATE&

Patented Nov.. 2L 1922.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3` MACHINE FOR PRINTING BAG BLANKS.

n l APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1920. IBIT;

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MACHINE FOR PRINTING BAG BLANKS.

APPLICATION man MAR. 22. 1920.

IIBW? i Patented Nov. QI, i922.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

Iva-17677176071 Zdzhze jai/Selmer JY. wte M v f A. II/I. BATES.

MACHINE FR PRINTING BAG BLANKS.

APPLICATION FILED IIIIIII, 22. 1920.

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Q2u-riad ou the Enki; Hw imm 'd me, Hm?. my be printing; a series n? Vim i3. A machine for printing e series of separate spaced designs on a continuous length ot flexible material comprising a rotary platen, a printing member, means'or drawing' material about the platen and .means for movingl the platen and printing member toward and from one another against the material to print thereon and a. plurality ot separate means tor taling up a controlled amount of slack in the material at intervals therealong, said slack take up means being arranged to draw the mate iai as it passes 'around the platen out ot line ii'ith'the periphery thereof to control the linear distance between successive designs.

l-fi. machine tor printing series of separate spaced designs on a lcontinuous length ot flexible material comprising a rotary platen, a printing member means for drawing materiel about the platen and means 'for moving the platen and printing member toward and from one another against the material to print `hereon and a plurality of separate means tor taking' up a controlled amountof slack in the material at intervals therealong, said slack take up means being arranged to draw the material as it passes around the platen out ot line with the periphery thereof to control the position ot' said designs on the material.

)i machine tor printing a series ot separate spaced designs on a continuons length ot' flexible material comprising a rotary platen, a printing member, means for drawing material about the platen and vmeans 'l'or moving the platen and printingr member toivard and trom one another against the material to print thereon and plurality ot separate means tor taking up a controlled amount ot' slack in the material at intervals therealong', said slack take up means being arranged to draw the material as it passes around the platen out ot' line with the periphery thereoic to control the linear distance between successiye designs, said means comprising a slack drawing; cross member. means- Yfor causing' it to project out ot line with the periphery ot' the platen and means vassociadted with the platen tor holdingr all ol the material except that part ot' it immediately adjacent the slack drawing means upon the periphery ot the platen.

lll. machine tor printingY a series ot separate spaced ilesigns on a continuous length oi flexible material comprising a rotary platen, a printing member. means lor dranf'inn' material about the platen and means for moving' the platen and printing' member toward and from one. another .ao'aiust the material to print thereon and a with the periphery tliereolE to control the sition of said desigiis on the material, means comprising a. slack drawing eres' member, means tor causing' it to project ont ot line with the periphery ot the platen and means associated 'with the platen tor holding all ot the 'material except that part of it immediately adjacent the slack drawing' means upon the periphery ot the platen.

l?.- ii printing machine comprising a platen and` a printing member, 'r ins tor feeding a continuons strip oli 'El lble meterial between them, means :tor moving, them toward and Afrom one another to print thereon, and means operative as the material enters the machine before the printing act-ion has taken place Jfor taking up controlled amount ot slack therein and tor holding the slack during the printing operation snel un vtil the section ot material 'from which the slack is taken has passed out ot the machine.

18. A printing machine comprising a platen and a printing member, means t'or feeding a continuous strip o1c flexible material between them, means for moving them toward and from one another to print thereon, and means operative the material enters the machine before the printing' action has taken place for taking up a controlled amount ot slack therein and for holding the slack during the printing' operation and nntil the section ot n'iaterial Vtrom which the slack is laken hss passed out ot the machine, there being` aplurality ot printing members, the slack taking,` and holding means beine; arranged 'to carri the material through the maehine in series of sections arranged tor printing with .the slack mate rial larranged between the printed sectionsn 19. Si printing p esscomprt A, platen,y a println; roller in opposition thereto. a belt traveling over the platen, means 'for feeding a continimus strip ot blank niaterial around the platen between it and the belt and adjustable slack taking; members associated` with the platen and the belt and independent ol" the Feeding means tor tal@ ingr up a controlled amount ot slaclr in the material to control the distance between Suon cessive impressions on the strip.

2l). A. printing' press 'comprising a rotary platen` a printing' roller in opposition thereto` a belt traveling over the platen. means for feeding' a continuous strip ot blank nia terial around the platen between it and thc.

belt and adjustable slack taking members associated with the platen and the belt and independent of the feeding: means lor tal:n ingr up a controlled amount ol slack in the material to control the distance betr-:ecu successii'e impressions on the strip. said means being adapted to take the slack before any printing commences and to hold it until the entire printing' action is completed.

2l. A printing' press comprising a rotarj.v

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the) @im subir@ prl maar; comprising @L imv im fake up means 'being arrange@ i0 pendent ef the feeding means; for raking up a @ont Glied ninleinni, @i sind; 1n fne nni ai aio venire-i the 1; isience beween snece Ve e strip, said ineens he slaeii before any pun mnnmeneee ami te hnid it uinii the iire iiirining; ziczien is ronipeefi 'Fie sind:

fasen? the pi dyn, holding nene ein die beit z` e space on iannleriineiy en either s ie ci 'en cross bar adapted 'to hoid he ninlierin against rile amen iace se es "m perniii? cross bnr t0 i iw it ont iherefrmn :29. printing-press ccmprising pieren, a printing roiiez'in apposition izhpre- 0, a beit traveling over the piaern means 'for feeding a Continuous strip ef biaink inateriai around he paften between it 'and ne beit and adliusabie slack taking inerniiers assoeiatefi with the platen and iie beit and inriependen nf the feeding means for tai/:ing np n. eonroiied amount of sm'k in the maf geriai go Control be distance iieween sin?- cesniveV impressions on the stri@ the sieri;

pi ir lirnngzii ne priming press at iie sinne Speed as @ne veil strip er nativ-iai, i s comprising' enfin i'iie :Binck @xiii g member e tailed to be pinten. hndir gf innneiare jy on.

-@need @ne her Siiie of tin, @rose bar snfziprefi in unid he inaerini against the p'aen so i permit iae cross bar in drew ii oni .ixerer0ni. i

30. A priming press comprising a, rotary pinten. :i priming ro'er in opposiion *filer-ei'o a neit trm'eiing over he pizien. inea 1f; for feeding Continnnns srip' of blank niaeriai zii-mind the pieien between it and the beit nini wijnsarbie sind: Linking inen'ziiers esseriziteri wiii ne pinten and ine iieignnd independent of die feeding menne, for ini;-

ridi "m rnnrei the (iinmnee bnwern Snr,n impressions len the Strip. mii! means inning; minined i@ r ie the sind-i -iiefr're any priming' commences and in heid ii nnl iie entire printing nion is, eempieeci, die sinric. take np ineens being! arraweri in rzix'ni in'eng'ii the priming prese nl. the, sinne rete if speed ne me trnveiing Strip of inaerini, ie sim-k hiking nien'ibers comprising earn n rre-ssn bnr mingmii te he mijnsniaij' prelim-ieri iirmn ne fare of ine pizi'en. iiniiiing imrs on ihr iw'zi; spared une innnefiin'riy un viiizrr side mi" the vrees bnr ndnpied in imm the nnirriui ngnins iin? pinten inve .sin as i0 ii; mit {nereneri' from.

31. iK nf press rninprisunf n x i iiinein n p ini` n.55 rniier in npnos inn I ijefi irnveiing over 'ne pinion.

n feeding` :i rnn'innons strip ni! Mani i rmi i @fini ni'onnii iii@ pizien iieween ii nini ne i. una niiinsnair xnri wiring znenii' "i" '11i 'with the pinen nini fine bei' nini 4i en? nf ne feeding means 'for i i 'nntrnird zunnnn' o? simi; in rile urinpix? 'Sie iirziw Ine lnnierini imfuily ivi/1y 1i. Ware? if 'rile piel/ei :uni menne ie- 'ediaeiy on either side nf snen iiilini die bannir@ ni ine nniierizi :u iie pia'en faire anni, means fer n( 'tile snrii drawing: nierininsin cmnn inni nien-nier nn 'iie pinnen ind i'nr ninnipnzifixnf it in adjust he l lit ni materiali which i'ziw'n muy funn ein? faire mi" iie platen.

"5") printing! press roniprising n roini'y l)1.. pinen.. u. printing; miler in npposiinn there to., n belt 'rnveiing over the pinern means for feeding n. rnniinnons strip of hinnk inaer'ir-ii nrnmni iir pinten between i nini iie t and :nijnetnni: sind; hiking members nieri wiii the ninennnii iie'iieii; and iepernien ni' 'ihe feeding inezim` for inknn e1 rinnreiieri mnnnn nii einen in die ni ihedisinnre be Ween 5 nn *die srig'i, Suini nir A riningg nrinn is rnznpiemh nes takin; members comprising earn n znizpci in drain* the materiali, im'ziiiy :muy from Sne 'frire of iii-e pinien nur?. wenns .0-

ci Vnxnerimieli' nn either side ef Such Vholding in@ inzinnre ni" Siie rnnierini the ihnen faire. anni ineens for :uiinniark dr; 'wing` mechanism rein- 1 n mun member on he pinten imi i'n'r nnmipniziing .it in mijn-S ne n niingg press rmnprising :i renry pinrn. n priniing rniier in n'ppnsiion inerezlm f: wir rnrehng/m'er the pinten, means 'fmwiinlg n rnninnons srip nf iiinnk nizaer nrnnin ne pinten between 1r und iixe iiei nl uiljnsnblr park taking members; nssnrn im with iiie Jinen und the heli' nini l ieniirni of the feeding means 'for mii:- ingf 1p n rnnmiieci nnnnnt 0i slnrk in the man rini in ronrei iie disrnnre between :snrrmive impressi-:insa on frhe stl-ip. the sinrii miie np menne being arranged in irnvri iiirnngh iw priming press nt iii@ sinne rnr iiniri "ly im e the 101,2

ing' up a camh'oled amount of :auf/mal t@ comm?. im ma 'a und the l 'Szwk taking membes masiva ump. .ns fm the Simp, :s being; ada/wed i0 Lake Shar a2ac/F.; bawue any 0'?. A. pmltng prima cumpli sinn' a, 'rotary to, am beh; 'zwlngg; aver the Males.,

fm: ding :L Contmlms sti-Ep mt Hank mw ter'a around H10, pa'ml. kauwen amd the buit and ad'usmblo f-slmw'; h. my; members associated wh the Marteau and the mit and ndpondent of fzw ''f Y" mams for hiking; up conzxos a-rzmun; o. sm' 'm ihm mameans up mi miferzl: The slack taking; mem'bws comprising @Mh n cms has! adapted to b@ adjustably pfojecd from aha fum@ of the @Mmm mdng bars; m1 the belt spared ou@ im'uuea'fy m1 @they side o tha Crass bzw adupd to hohl the nmterul.against ih@ phtml 'Face s0 m iwmn the mosS bm' to .({zazw 0 1t were;

l Alg the slack fram, und '1119211.54 'fm' :uiju l.

m mmv -tliet portion of the pleiten between eneeesi ve sleek taking members so tha, lie @leali is;

.ieee ef lili@ pla. iy nnlf'liiisi taken up in alle material between eeeb See-- tion 0f prined innleriel.

4A. A priming press comprising ai rotary platen, e print-lng roller in opposition L0, a belt travelin ever 'tlie pla/len.) niezins for feeding a continuons strip ef blank ineterial around the platen between it end me belt and adjustable sleek taking members-5 assoeiaecl withilie platen end 'the bell und t ten up in tbe materiel, independent of the feeding means for leliinij `inn nl ilie printed materiel. up n controlled-'amount of asl-urli in t mnae- 46. .el prim' nninfieinif rial te contrnl the diszence beigween Slicer-,s leten, is. pri in @per inn ibei sive impressions on tbe strip, :seid inea been, n be traveling nf ing iidepterl to talige the sleelr. benre :any lei' leeilin e rnninueiih: l printingcommences sind te linld it i `neil lle *erlel eren. 'il

entire printing eefcien is; eeiiipleerl, elle fileeli. bell, nml adju taking members comprising eneii e eines bnr eeencinlefl with adapted to be adjustebly projected frein :the indepen l i face of the platen, holding bars. en elle belt spaced one immediately on either enleei: the cross beil adapted te hold 'die nizieriel up n een-r nlieel rial te ennrn. "lie against the platen fece Se te perniiz int-- cross bei' to drew it ont llierefrein.7 tbe )i neen ,eeeesive ie sleeli is een. enzl'i eeetliet portieri. of the pleiten between e slack taking members so that teken up in 'ehe materiel be'i" tion of the printed materiel 45. A printing press eoi'npriei if e. inzei'y platen, e'piinting roller in te, a. belt traveling @ver lie for feeding e eeninmie srp nini enla n teriel around the pinten bet een il? nini elle Y i y f belt endefljneeble sleek iam; ik w *f Y. f -f in; esser-itefl Wl'fbli the pleen end independent 0i the feecli 3 i up e controlled ninnunt ei sleek in crees bai rial to control tbe distance l' w f i i :1: nn in sive impressione on the ela-rip, eeen sevizi @be i up ineens being arranged in i, tbe printing prese et 'the swine mi as lie traveling istrip nii nietes: 

